Introduction Ever since World War Two‚ when the dictators Hitler and Stalin rose to power‚ a new form of government has become ever more prevalent‚ both in popular culture and real life (Arendt). Through a singular ideology and extensive propaganda campaigns‚ totalitarian governments control the populace as completely as they are able‚ discouraging individual thought and criticism of their regime (Laqueur). Although relatively young in conception‚ the idea of a controlling‚ near-omnipotent government
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Hitler vs Stalin Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin both shared many things in common as dictators in the 1920’s til the late 1940’s. It’s interesting to think that men who had so much in common‚ from their childhood to the way they ruled their countries‚ would actually hate each other due to their political ideology. Hitler was part of the Nationalist Party while Stalin enforced a Communist regime. Both men were immensely popular within their own country as they brought effective change‚ but
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Hitler commands the Germans to invade the Soviet Union in 1941 – this was Hitler’s greatest mistake‚ but was luck on the Soviets side or was it all just the leader Stalin’s good tactics and leadership? Even though Stalin was a mass murderer and a ruthless leader‚ he did one thing right. After the Soviets were losing battle after battle Stalin let his commanders fight the war as they knew it‚ did not interfere with their plan and stuck to his word‚ unlike Hitler did. Stalin let his commanders be true
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Hitler & Stalin: The Roots of Evil Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were two of the most ruthless and infamous dictators of the twentieth century. They each left a legacy of cruelty‚ terror‚ and death; managing to change the course of history to this day. Throughout their lives‚ both leaders surprisingly had many similarities. They both lived deprived childhoods‚ with violent fathers and adoring mothers. Both suffered from inferiority complexes and paranoia. Most importantly‚ they were both mass murderers
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"Compare and contrast the internal policies of Mussolini and Stalin." Mussolini and Stalin were two of the most significant dictators of the 20th century. Both aimed to establish a totalitarian system but their different characters and circumstances in their respective countries resulted in two very different approaches in obtaining their goals. At the beginning of Mussolini ’s era‚ Mussolini was supported by the Liberals in parliament. With their help he introduced strict censorship and altered
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influenced Mussolini and Hitler’s ability to gain power. “When government becomes dysfunctional‚ because of runaway spending‚ unsustainable debt‚ a war gone wrong or other crises‚ people often clamor for a strong man to restore order. Mussolini recalled the horrors that led him to seize power: We saw passing before our eyes the dreadful panorama of chaos and of evil forces which had broken into a gallop‚ tragic beyond words to one who loved his country.” Italy’s economic distress allowed Mussolini to position
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How did Hitler and Mussolini gain and maintain power? Hitler and Mussolini both came in to power in the early days when their countries‚ Germany and Italy were facing problems after the Great War. Even then‚ both Hitler and Mussolini successfully gain and maintain power and control the country. In order to gain full control of the country they had to remove or eliminate their political rivals. Hitler used excuses to blame and imprison his political rivals. One good example would be when he
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Another key person‚ and Hitler’s collaborator was Benito Mussolini. In the photograph above are Benito Mussolini (left)‚ and Adolf Hitler (right)‚ were allies during World War II. Benito Mussolini‚ Dictator of Italy‚ is known for the creation in 1919 of his own political party‚ called the Fascist Revolutionary Party later being renamed the National Fascist Party. The National Fascist Party ruled Italy from 1922 when the March on Rome took place‚ to 1943. The original idea of Italian Fascists was
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prisoner‚ he explains the potential dangers of engaging in acts of resistance against the Stalinist government by stating “it was safer to keep dynamite during the rule of Alexander II than it was to shelter the orphan of an enemy of the people under Stalin.” This contrast serves as a measurement of the challenges that made resistance extremely difficult for victims. As well as this‚ the general mistrust and secrecy
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Adolf Hitler‚ and Benito Mussolini‚ two of the world’s most brutal and tyrannical leaders ever‚ both rose to power in their respective countries in a very similar fashion. That’s not to say that Hitler and "Il Duce" were all that similar. They both came from very different backgrounds‚ and while both ruled under the fascist movement‚ their views varied greatly. Both Germany and Italy were quite upset at the outcome of the first World War. The war had crippled both countries economy
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